Chapter 819: Unconditional Trust in You

One hour later—Li Xiao brought Cai Xiaotang, whose stomach had been growling for a long time, downstairs for dinner.

Cai Xiaotang was just complaining to him about what had happened at work today, when unexpectedly, as they turned a corner, she nearly bumped into a figure!

It was none other than Luo Wanwan, leaning on a crutch.

All three of them were startled and stopped at the same time.

Cai Xiaotang instantly remembered what happened last night, and her expression couldn't help but turn somewhat subtle.

Luo Wanwan, however, was the first to smile and greet her: "Xiao Tang, good evening."

"Good evening..."

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly replied, but no sooner had the words left her lips than she saw Luo Wanwan's figure sway violently, as if she were about to fall!

"Careful!"

Cai Xiaotang was the closest, so she subconsciously reached out to steady her.

Seeing that she had difficulty moving, she hurriedly said politely: "It's inconvenient for you to walk; you could just have someone bring your food up to you..."

Upon hearing this, a helpless smile appeared on Luo Wanwan's face, but a dark glint suddenly flashed in the depths of her eyes.

She then whispered: "I don't want to cause everyone too much trouble, if only my wounds could heal a little sooner..."

She stopped abruptly mid-sentence, as if she had thought of something, looked at Cai Xiaotang apologetically, and said in a hurried tone: "Sorry, Xiao Tang, I'm not blaming you, I know you meant well..."

"Huh?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned by this, her expression somewhat blank, unable to react for a moment.

What was... Luo Wanwan saying?

What did she mean by not blaming her?

Had she done something to Luo Wanwan?

Cai Xiaotang was completely bewildered.

Luo Wanwan was also taken aback by her clearly clueless expression, and a surge of anger suddenly flared up in her heart.

Cai Xiaotang didn't know about this?

Was Li Xiao protecting her to this extent, just having someone come to apologize and calling it a day?

As Luo Wanwan thought this, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Xiao to the side, who was frowning slightly, appearing somewhat displeased.

The next second—"Xiao Tang really didn't mean it, Wanwan, I apologize to you on her behalf."

Li Xiao spoke suddenly, breaking the silence.

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang was even more confused and hurriedly asked: "What does this mean exactly? Did I do something?"

"You..."

Li Xiao shook his head with a chuckle; he hadn't wanted to tell her, but he had no choice but to explain helplessly: "Did you stew soup for Wanwan yesterday and add kelp to it? She has wounds on her body, and eating things like that will cause the wounds to become inflamed."

"Ah..."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly realized, finally understanding what was going on.

Her heart was immediately filled with mixed feelings.

Damn it!

So she had wounds on her body, not a bone injury!

It was all her own carelessness; she hadn't thought to ask before making the soup!

It would be so awkward if Luo Wanwan thought she was targeting her on purpose...

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't ask clearly before, I thought you had injured your muscles or bones, so I didn't consider dietary restrictions when making the soup. Are your wounds okay?"

"It's nothing serious, they've already been treated..."

Listening to Li Xiao's defense of Cai Xiaotang, Luo Wanwan was so angry she could explode, but she had to swallow her pride.

Immediately after, she heard—"I am also at fault; I didn't explain it to you beforehand."

Li Xiao suddenly raised his hand to ruffle Cai Xiaotang's hair, smiling with utter doting.

Then he suddenly turned his head to look at Luo Wanwan.

Li Xiao had still been smiling, but the moment he turned his head, he frowned slightly and explained: "Wanwan, Xiao Tang meant well, she's just a bit careless sometimes. In the future, I will have someone specifically responsible for your diet, and this kind of situation won't happen again."

Watching his expression, Luo Wanwan felt as if her heart were being roasted on a fire; it was agonizing.

Li Xiao then said: "By the way, I will instruct the chef to be more careful. If you feel any ingredients are unsuitable, you can bring them up yourself. For example, food with a strong flavor like kelp should actually be quite easy to notice..."

As Li Xiao spoke, he suddenly felt a bit puzzled.

That's right.

Normally, it should be quite easy to notice.

Xiao Tang was careless and mistakenly thought Wanwan had no wounds, but Wanwan herself should have been perfectly aware.

Why did she still drink that bowl of soup?

He had only said it casually, subconsciously pondering it for a moment.

Luo Wanwan, however, was suddenly startled.

Fearing that Li Xiao might have thought of something, she suddenly coughed, put on a helpless and pitiful expression, and said in a low voice.

"Actually, it's my own fault... I noticed the ingredients in the soup early on, but staying here as a guest was already troubling you all, and then I thought that Xiao Tang had made it specifically for me. I really felt bad about wasting her kindness, thinking that if I only drank a little, it wouldn't be a big deal..."

Hearing her say this, Cai Xiaotang felt even more uncomfortable and hurriedly waved her hands: "Oh, it's okay! I wouldn't have been angry if you had brought it up at the time! Anyway... it was my fault for not being clear this time! Let's turn the page on this, no more talk of it! Let's go down and eat!"

Cai Xiaotang didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore and turned to walk downstairs.

Tsk...

Giving someone with wounds soup that would irritate them and cause inflammation, and the person happened to be Li Xiao's ex-girlfriend.

How could this sound like anything other than her being a vicious villain?

I wonder what Li Xiao is thinking...

Cai Xiaotang muttered to herself in her heart, unable to help but glance at the person beside her.

Yet she happened to bump into his smiling gaze as he looked over.

As if he knew what Cai Xiaotang was thinking, Li Xiao suddenly leaned into her ear and whispered, "Don't overthink it, hmm?"

Cai Xiaotang was slightly startled, suddenly feeling that the heart she had been holding up seemed to have suddenly fallen back into place.

She nodded obediently, suppressing all her emotions back into the depths of her heart.

Behind the two of them—Luo Wanwan's lips were already pressed into a straight line, trying her best to control her emotions.

Did Li Xiao really trust Cai Xiaotang that much?

Did he not even feel for a second that it was she who had recognized her own identity and was intentionally trying to target her!

Not even a shred of suspicion...

Luo Wanwan felt a tightness in her chest and had no mood to sit and eat with the two of them, so she simply found an excuse and had someone send her dinner upstairs.

Cai Xiaotang also looked preoccupied; after finishing her meal, she dragged Li Xiao directly upstairs, seemingly having something to say.

"Ahem... in such a rush?"

As soon as the door closed, that person's tone immediately became improper.

Cai Xiaotang immediately gave Li Xiao a "punch" in annoyance, her expression somewhat serious as she said, "Stop being improper with me! I have serious business to discuss with you!"

As she spoke, her expression couldn't help but become somewhat subtle, and she said at a rapid pace, "It's about that matter with Luo Wanwan; I really didn't know she had a wound on her, which is why I made that bowl of soup, you..."

Before Cai Xiaotang could finish her sentence, she suddenly heard the person in front of her chuckle.